An entrapment scheme was set up to lure the girl to a Cebu City hotel last week. Two girls, ages 16 and 20 were apparently “rescued” during the sting. The two are now in the care of Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The young lady was charged before the Office of the City Prosecutor for Republic Act #9208 (the Anti-Trafficking in Persons – as well as Republic Act #10364 (the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons), a non-bailable offense.

She will also be charged with RA #10175 (the Cybercrime Prevention Act) and RA #9775 (the Anti-Child Pornography Law) and RA #7810 (the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act).

Authorities said they were initially unsure if the girl was a minor. Her mother later brought in her birth certificate.

The entrapment case against the girl stemmed from an arrest of an online pedophile in Europe in 2014 – the images he had led authorities to the young lady.

The girl had been under investigation since last September – her parents said they knew their daughter hung out at internet cafes, but they had no knowledge of her being involved in illicit activities.

Authorities said they had a difficult time tracking down the girl as she would not do her business in one internet cafe. Finally they met her via social media and pretended to be a foreign visitor. Police then asked her to bring girls to a hotel, for which she requested 3,000 pesos for each.